The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-06-11
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mercial Agriculturists.

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business in large city are likely to
congregate N one quarter till they give
it q distinctive character. Wall street,
New York, contains most of the brok-
ers' offices of the entire city. Another
short street is almost entirely occupied
by the manufacturers of and dealers in
jewelry. All the newspaper offices are
run together. In this city one entire
street is given up to the general COM
mission business. Nearly all the grain
commission houses are in the immedi-
ate vicinity of the board of trade build
ing, while the dealers in cattle, hogs,
and sheep are about the Union stock
yards The great manufacturers of
clothing are close together, though the
quarter they occupy possesses no
special advantages for this branch of
manufacture and trade. As the city
becomes older, if it escapes great fires,
every kind of business will be likely to
concentrate in some particular locality.
Individuals firms, and corporations
engaged in the same department of
manufacturing or trade are, of course,
engaged in sharp competitions, but
they find it to their advantage to be
close together. Each likes to see and
know what all the others are doing.
Each, too, derives considerable advan-
tage from the others. There is much
comfy between rivals in any brancl of
business, They not infrequently eX-
change goods and accommodate those
who happen to have small stock of
| some common and standard article.
They are of mutual value in giving in
formation about the reliability of per-
sons who come to buy goods. Gus
toners, too, derive advantage by hav-
ing dealers in the same class of goods
, located near each other. Country
merchants are likely to conduct them
selves as city women do when they go
out shopping" If they do not find
just what they want in one place they
go to another, and steps and time are
saved if similar establishments are in
the immediate neighborhood
Observation also shows that persons
engaged in any department of COM
mercial farming, fruit-growing or
stock-breeding are more likely to pros
per if they are surrounded by those
who are engaged in the same pursuit.
Enthusiasm is inspired by numbers.
There is pleasure as well as business
advantage in the companionship Of
those engaged in the same calling.
Only person possessed of great ability,
knowledge, pluck, energy and perse-
verance is likely to succeed in any un'
dertaking if he is isolated from those
who are engaged in the same work
He is obliged to study every thing ou
by himself, while he derives no benefit
from the experience of them. There i:
no one within reasonable distance
whom he can consult if he is in trouble
or in want of special information. He
finds great difficulty in procuring suit
able help. as so few are acquainted
with what he is doing. He is obligec
to educate persons before their labor i,
profitable. A man may be good gen
eral Farmland, but may not know how
to shear sheep, raise tobacco plants
cure hops or harvest broom-corn. Out
side of old dairy districts it is Difficult
to procure good mixers. Green hand.
are awkward and slow in picking small
fruits, punching asparagus or blanching
celery.
A sheep-raiser by himself generally
has a hard time. Most of his neighbour
will keep dogs that are fond ofmuttons
and think it is fun to worry sheep, blu
will not run after fox and will file,
from a wolf. If dozen men in tn,
same neghborhood keep large flocks o
sheep they will generally procure tn
enactment of dog law and will SCI
that it is enforced. They will resort tx
, measures that will result in reducin,
= the canine population of the vicinity t,
| the smallest number that can do tn
! legimate business of the neighborhood
They will unite in killing wolves an,
} other destructive animals. They will
} make home market for wool to whic
5 buyers will come, A generous fcelin,
) of rivalry will result in bringing up tn
quality of wool in all the hocks, The
Q will practice economy in changin
Q bucks. They will hold meetings an
S dicuss the merits of different breeds q
: sheep, and wild finally find the one tina
/ is best suited to their locality. Befor
/ many years they will gain reputatio
not only for their wool, but for thei
n breeding stock. This will attract buy
f ers of bucks and ewes to take the place
V where sheep-raising is leading indu.
y try, Large buyers of breeding stock
o especially of sheep, like to go to
place where they can obtain a carload
and where they can make a judicior
' selection of animals from sever;
= hocks.
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